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Summary: This book got me casually reading again...
Review: In the past few years, I can't say I've picked up a novel I wasn't required to read in college. I loved the movie Fight Club, so I decided to check out another work by Chuck Palahniuk. This novel was so interesting, I could not put it down and had it finished in two days! Palahniuk dark humor and depiction of our most animal instincts was incredible. As dark as the main character is in this book, I think most everyone can identify with some of his thoughts. Palahniuk's style allows you to read quickly and aside from a very few slow parts in the book, I could not wait to turn the page. I recommend this book to anyone, especially those who haven't picked up a book in a while. I liked the book so much, I went out and got a copy of all his other books.
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Summary: Must Have!
Review: I was recently introduced to Chuck Palahniuk's work by a friend and I must say.....I have a very good friend now. This book was great! The book did have a slow introduction to the characters but Chuck thew in just the right amount of laugh out loud humor to keep you pressing on. Before you get half way through the book you feel like you personally know these characters in the book. (I swear to god Denny's character was based on an old buddy of mine!) Although the twist at the end wasn't a FIGHT CLUB twist, it was still good. If your into crazy, demented characters with a story line that only gets better by the page, I would suggest this book. As for me, I'm moving onto another Palahniuk book.
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Summary: Unfulfilled
Review: Palahniuk has a gift for pointing out the obvious and making us grimace, for baring the darkest and blackest parts of what makes us human and forcing us to view them with pure honesty, and I admire him for that. But having the talent to entertain and enlighten doesn't necessarily produce a good novel. Choke left me feeling empty and confused. The sex addiction issues and the dysfuncional mother-son relationship were the well developed themes, but I felt as if nothing gelled together to form a complete statement of intent. Despite a very thorough synopsis of humanity's ailments, the plot just became more and more contrived and ridiculous as the book moved on, and the various 'surprise' endings were disappointing, to say the least because they were not developed; it seemed like they were just thrown together at the last minute to bring things to a close. I enjoyed Fight Club but Palahniuk has failed with this one. Hopefully his next effort will be better.
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Summary: cool as hell
Review: Although it borrows some things from Fight Club, Choke is original in it's own right and it easily stands out as one of the best books I have read in a while. It's wierd and disgusting, but cool as hell at the same time. A must read for the open minded individual that is sick of Harry Potter.
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Summary: Choke
Review: A man is raised by a lunatic of a mother, he is a respectable man with dreams and asperations which are not uncommon in young men. He wants to become a doctor, but cannot commit to the work. This is what we know of Victor as the book begins. During the course of the book, he introduces his method of choking on food in restaraunts to gain sympathy money and love from those around him, love he never recieved from his mother. He visits his mother in an assylum, yet it is when he meets doctor Paige Marshall that things begin to change. He learns things about himself that cause him to reevaluate his life only to have his world rocked again by a unrelenting storm of new twists. Choke is extremely unusual, however this is far from a negative quality. In fact I think it was the books curious pattern that drew me into it. It is a true masterpiece of modern literature, vulgar, yet so true to the idea that everyone has their quirks that make them unique, regardless of their outward likeness to the rest of society. Overall, I thought this was a wonderful work of art and recommend it to anyone who wishes to break the sugar-coated norm, and glimpse the unfamiliar.
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Summary: Amazing
Review: There are very few books and very few authors that have hooked me the way i was hooked by Chuck Palahniuk's "Choke." It is a truly original, no-holds-barred novel. When future generations look back on the edgy, forward thinking authors of today, Chuck Palahniuk will surely be atop the list.
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Summary: A quick read
Review: Choke is a quick and entertaining read, which took me just a couple of days to get through.It was my first book by this author, and I was only aware of him through seeing the film Fight Club (which I didn't really like- I'm just not a Brad Pitt fan) -that being said, I found the book to be worthy of praise because it has an underlying philosophy to it, of basically creating your own reality, and not being programmed into robotic submission by society, or something like that. He is back in the land of 12 step meetings, and strange characters and stranger sex, but the whole book comes together at the end as the protagonist finds some kind of redemption. I am not sure I will read more of his work, but I am open to it - he gets four stars for inventing the term "dog and dice"
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Summary: Hard-hitting, obscene, and very, very funny
Review: "Choke" may not be Chuck Palahniuk's best novel, but it's certainly his funniest. His previous novels had their moments of humor, but "Choke" really turns it up a notch. This book's graphic, nihilistic prose and Palahniuk's talent for coming up with the perfect sentence had me laughing almost nonstop throughout. Of course, since this is a Chuck Palahniuk novel, there's also a message buried below the strange plot and twisted humor. "Choke"'s hero, Victor Mancini, isn't really a hero at all. Rather, he's a brilliantly crafted antihero, who seems to represent the cynicism and aimlessness that are often associated (rightly or not) with gen-xers. He's a med school dropout who works a horrific job at a simulated colonial farm, goes to sex-addiction workshops to pick up chicks, feigns choking in restaurants to get people to send him money, and spends time assuaging his guilt by visiting his mentally deteriorating mother in the hospital. Oh, and he just might be the Messiah. To go with Victor, Palahniuk has also assembled a memorable supporting cast: there's Denny, Victor's chronic-masturbator friend; the collection of stoners who work with him at the farm; and Paige Marshall, the "Doctor" who lets Victor in on the secrets contained in his mother's diary. Or does she? In Palahniuk's world, the next big surprise might be just a page away. "Choke" may also be the easiest of Pahlaniuk's novels to get into. The pacing is quick, and there are enough savagely funny scenes to keep you turning the pages to get to the next one. In between the funny parts, though, there's plenty of Palahniuk's typical examination of identity, perception, and societal roles. I think that's what I like most about Palahniuk's fiction: it's highly funny and eminently readable, but often thought-provoking at the same time. I really don't think you can go wrong with any Palahniuk novel, but I would put "Choke" and "Invisible Monsters" at the top of my list. Highly recommended.
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Summary: Extremely Funny!
Review: This book was an eyeopening trip into Chuck Palahnick's mind.
I thought FightClub was amazing, but this book is right up there also. A quick, frantic read. You won't be able to put it down.
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Summary: A book for feeling good
Review: This book is the first of Chuck Pahalniuk's novels I have read. The book was interesting enough that I purchased his new release "Lullaby" and "Survivor". Choke was nothing like "Fight Club" the movie(Haven't read the book yet). It took a little bit of patience to get started but I finished with ease and surprise in the end. Choking to get by in life and trying to find out who you really are.
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